Sandman was way before Dogma. Sandman had been out a good long while before I read it back in high school. Dogma came out while I was in college. besides with two people doing that concept, all the more reason to come up with a new twist.
There are a few that I can think of... Take any of the three major Western pantheons, Greek/Roman, Egyptian, and Norse, and here's what I see.
Egyptian: Thoth - Because we have experience with him, and I can tell you aaaaalll about him. Gaiman writes about him too. Bastet/Bast - Everyone likes cats. She might hang on. Gaiman writes about her a lot. Ada has an interest in her. Ra - Sun gods are cool. Stargate movie is inspiration. Or maybe Min, Set, Osiris, or Horus.
Greek/Roman: Eris/Diskordia - Very active following. Good symbols. Lots of reference material. Mercury/Hermes - In the information age, the Messenger god becomes important again. Athena/Minerva - Where has the place of wisdom and justice gone?
Norse: Odin - The all-father, the grim one-eyed god, someone we all remember once a week. Thor - Comic books kept him alive. Strong, simple, stupid. Loki - Norse myth is great for having moral grey areas. Is he the bad guy or not? Hel - We use her name every day. Half-dead, half-alive.
Obviously Bastet. As her father's protector, what would she do if he was gone? Who would she protect? My first thought was "crazy cat lady" but that doesn't totally fit. I wanna say she could work in a nursing home but she would be very unsatisfied. I donno... I'll get back to you on that:P
I would focus on a single pantheon. and since you already have Norse..
Baldr - God of radiance, peace, and rebirth. Doctor Bragi - God of poetry. Editor for a magazine Dagr - God of the daytime Golf course Groundkeeper Delling - God of dawn Starbucks Manager Eir - Goddess of healing. Masseusse Forseti - God of justice, peace and truth. Run down, over worked lawyer Freya - Goddess of fertility, wealth, love, beauty, magic, prophecy, war, battle, and death. Actress Frey - God of the masculine virility. Wrestler Frigg - Goddess of marriage and motherhood. Matchmaker/ runs a dating service Gefjun - Goddess of fertility and plough. Dominatrix Hel - Queen of Hel, the Norse underworld. Sanitation Worker Heimdall (Rígr) - One of the Æsir and guardian of Ásgarð, their realm. Cop Hlín - Goddess of consolation. Game Show Hostess/ Psych Doctor Höðr - God of winter. Ski Instructor Hœnir - The silent god. Librarian Iðunn - Goddess of youth
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in Sandman, maybe try a different angle.
Aphrodite running match.com or something.
Bast at an in charge of an animal shelter?
Anubis working at a morgue or a funeral parlor?
Diana spokesperson for the NRA (i think she's the
goddess of the hunt)
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The point is to take said ideas and develop them further in a photo series.
Besides he wasn't the first to do it, Dogma had a muse as a stripper as well to "inspire men to dump their wallets" :P
Thank you though for your ideas as well!! :D
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Sandman had been out a good long while before
I read it back in high school.
Dogma came out while I was in college.
besides with two people doing that concept, all the more reason
to come up with a new twist.
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Ma'at (egyptian) might be a judge or lawyer.
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Egyptian:
Thoth - Because we have experience with him, and I can tell you aaaaalll about him. Gaiman writes about him too.
Bastet/Bast - Everyone likes cats. She might hang on. Gaiman writes about her a lot. Ada has an interest in her.
Ra - Sun gods are cool. Stargate movie is inspiration.
Or maybe Min, Set, Osiris, or Horus.
Greek/Roman:
Eris/Diskordia - Very active following. Good symbols. Lots of reference material.
Mercury/Hermes - In the information age, the Messenger god becomes important again.
Athena/Minerva - Where has the place of wisdom and justice gone?
Norse:
Odin - The all-father, the grim one-eyed god, someone we all remember once a week.
Thor - Comic books kept him alive. Strong, simple, stupid.
Loki - Norse myth is great for having moral grey areas. Is he the bad guy or not?
Hel - We use her name every day. Half-dead, half-alive.
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I also keep thinking about her transition from being seen as a sun goddess to a moon goddess. Must learn more about it.
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Baldr - God of radiance, peace, and rebirth.
Doctor
Bragi - God of poetry.
Editor for a magazine
Dagr - God of the daytime
Golf course Groundkeeper
Delling - God of dawn
Starbucks Manager
Eir - Goddess of healing.
Masseusse
Forseti - God of justice, peace and truth.
Run down, over worked lawyer
Freya - Goddess of fertility, wealth, love, beauty, magic, prophecy, war, battle, and death.
Actress
Frey - God of the masculine virility.
Wrestler
Frigg - Goddess of marriage and motherhood.
Matchmaker/ runs a dating service
Gefjun - Goddess of fertility and plough.
Dominatrix
Hel - Queen of Hel, the Norse underworld.
Sanitation Worker
Heimdall (Rígr) - One of the Æsir and guardian of Ásgarð, their realm.
Cop
Hlín - Goddess of consolation.
Game Show Hostess/ Psych Doctor
Höðr - God of winter.
Ski Instructor
Hœnir - The silent god.
Librarian
Iðunn - Goddess of youth ( ... )
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